Best Platform?

Subject: Best Platform? Tue May 10, 2011 3:44 pm

My vote is for the 1g Talon/Eclipse. AWD, turbo, and light weight. Also one of the nicest looking cars ever if you ask me.
What do you think is the best platform for a good streep/strip car?

Subject: Re: Best Platform? Tue May 10, 2011 3:49 pm

Three way tie for me. Fox Mustang, Fairmonts, or Fbodys. Theres a reason you see TONs of them at the track.

Subject: Re: Best Platform? Tue May 10, 2011 3:59 pm

Fox body or vette.

Depends on your wallet size.

Legit Posts : 798 Join date : 2010-01-26 Age : 36

Vague question. Do you mean overall or like easy to make fast with out spending a ton of cash or so on and so on. With deep pockets you can make a lot of things into great street/strip cars.

I'd say for a street/strip car Fox Bod or FBod. Like Blackout said, there's a reason you see so many at the track.

Otherwise mkiv supra's.

Subject: Re: Best Platform? Tue May 10, 2011 4:56 pm

The Fox platfrom is the best and cheapest!

Subject: Re: Best Platform? Tue May 10, 2011 4:58 pm

Fbody, Corvette, Evo.

Subject: Re: Best Platform? Tue May 10, 2011 5:01 pm

I should have mentioned budget. Consider it a nonfactor. Try to keep it reasonable though.

Legit Posts : 3475 Join date : 2010-08-09

Vette > f body , fox are nice but I wouldn't want to drive one on the street

Subject: Re: Best Platform? Tue May 10, 2011 5:10 pm

^ why not?

Subject: Re: Best Platform? Tue May 10, 2011 5:23 pm

Mopars A body ( Dart, Duster, Valient, scamp) good vehicles, cheap and popular amongst the drag race street crowd!

Mike

Subject: Re: Best Platform? Tue May 10, 2011 6:55 pm

Any lightweight rwd solid axle car should be a very good plateform to build.

Subject: Re: Best Platform? Tue May 10, 2011 7:06 pm

Quote :: cheapest!

you got that 408 4 eye! inside and out!

a mk4 supra is a great platform but requires huge money. vettes also a great platform but not the cheapest upfront by any means. to go full retard i would say the cheapest would be mustang or camaro but something like an evo or ecliple wouldn't be far behind. many good platforms to pick from.

Legit Posts : 4589 Join date : 2010-01-26 Age : 44

i know where there is a nice turbo AWD auto 2g eclips if anyone is looking. it fits this build cheap and can be made fast.

Legit Posts : 4589 Join date : 2010-01-26 Age : 44

another good one is G-bodies great stock suspension throw a motor in them and hang on.

Admin Posts : 4293 Join date : 2010-03-08

I will obstain as this is waaay too vague.

Subject: Re: Best Platform? Tue May 10, 2011 7:39 pm

2008 and newer Ferraris are all pretty good starting points

Subject: Re: Best Platform? Tue May 10, 2011 7:40 pm

1999 subaru outback sport wagon

Legit Posts : 1592 Join date : 2010-01-26

Going, going...............going........and it's gone.

Subject: Re: Best Platform? Tue May 10, 2011 7:56 pm

Really... no one.... CIVIC!

Um, platform for what? 1/4 mile, road race, street......

Subject: Re: Best Platform? Tue May 10, 2011 8:03 pm

Tusk wrote:: Really... no one.... CIVIC!

Um, platform for what? 1/4 mile, road race, street......

"good street strip car" was at the end of the post but who knows.

cruise missiles would probably do well?

GTR? ARIEL ATOM? Koinseggggegehehgegeg CCXR? Veyron? lotus (Im sure you could fit an LS9 in there somewhere)? Zonda?

Subject: Re: Best Platform? Tue May 10, 2011 9:51 pm

Best platform for a reasonably priced street/strip car. Pretty easy to comprehend.

Subject: Re: Best Platform? Tue May 10, 2011 10:07 pm

I guess for some and not others Smile

I still have some DSM love. I wish I would have kept mine. Can be made stupid fast and do many things on the "cheaper" end.

Guest

Mid 80's G bodies

Guest

F bod fox bod vettes and termis. Im with mikey t on a bodies tho.

Subject: Re: Best Platform? Tue May 10, 2011 10:14 pm

Dumb question. Whats a g body?
Finaly somebody mentions termis.